Do Houseplants Reduce Indoor Air Pollution?

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Yes, they do. The extent to which they do is the issue. I recommend having lots of them around. But as a sole means of purifying air they are inadequate. It would require a lot of plants and a great deal of air movement across their foliage and soil to accomplish what modern purifying filters do. But they are VERY impressive in their action.

They are the only system that I know of that absorbs toxins, digests them as food, and incorporates them into their structure. It's like they just burp and say thank you. It's a complete neutralization!

All of the systems of filtration that we use eventually get thrown away--back into the environment, right? Plants are awesome! And they should be allowed to do all they can to help clean up.

Here are a few that are particularly good sanitation engineers:

1. Mother-in-law's Tongue, Snake Plant

2. Peace Lily

3. Maginata

4. Indoor Pot Mum

5. Gerbera Daisy

6. Heart Leaf Philodendron

7. Janet Craig

8. English Ivy

9. Golden Pothos